Recreation Hall

My wife and I had returned to Homestead from vacation in North Carolina just in time to be greeted by warnings of a storm called Andrew. We were managers of Royal Colonial Mobile Home Estates. The park had 300 mobile homes and about 75 travel trailers, and was between U.S. Highway 1 and Homestead Air Force Base.When evacuation orders were issued, there were 30 people left in the park with nowhere to go and, in some cases, no way to leave. Two of these people were older than 90. As the storm grew in strength and it became apparent that we were indeed going to take a direct hit, these residents were told that the recreation hall would serve as our shelter.

My wife and I had returned to Homestead from vacation in North Carolina just in time to be greeted by warnings of a storm called Andrew. We were managers of Royal Colonial Mobile Home Estates. The park had 300 mobile homes and about 75 travel trailers, and was between U.S. Highway 1 and Homestead Air Force Base.When evacuation orders were issued, there were 30 people left in the park with nowhere to go and, in some cases, no way to leave. Two of these people were older than 90. As the storm grew in strength and it became apparent that we were indeed going to take a direct hit, these residents were told that the recreation hall would serve as our shelter.

Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Sandy Goard will be at the Hacienda Village recreation hall from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 1 to register new voters or accept registration changes for others.The recreation hall is located at 200 Longwood-Oviedo Road, Winter Springs.

The African-American Female Summit Task Force is accepting applications from workshop presenters who wish to participate in this year's event set for May 20 at the Orlando Expo Centre.All applications must be postmarked by Feb. 17. Also, Award and Scholarship applications are being accepted from African-American females age 8-18, who have excelled in arts, sports, music, leadership, community volunteerism or academic achievement. The deadline is March 13. To receive an application, call (407)

MEETING CHANGE. The Orange Blossom Gardens Property Owners Association is moving its monthly meetings from the development's recreation hall to La Plaza Grande, a representative for the group said Tuesday.Joan Tuttle, who publishes the association's monthly newsletter, said she and other leaders at the mobile home development recently learned the recreation hall would no longer be available. However, it was too late to include the change in their October newsletter.The change was part of a Sept.

A prison guard died after he and two other men were beaten with barbell plates and a stocking cap stuffed with pool balls. Mark Avery, 38, a guard at Lansing Correctional Facility, died Sunday night at the University of Kansas Medical Center, said Bill Lucas, acting prison spokesman. Avery, another guard and an inmate were assaulted Saturday afternoon by inmates in the recreation hall at the prison north of Kansas City, Lucas said. Officials did not know what caused the fight or how many inmates were involved.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Kaley, 395 Hacienda, Winter Springs, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 14 with an open house at Hacienda Village Recreation Hall. They were married April 15, 1935, in Williamsport, Pa. Their children are C. David Kaley, Longwood and Sandra C. Anstadt, Orlando. They have 5 grandchildren. He is retired from the U.S. Postal Service and she is retired from Tri-City Electric, Casselberry.

THE KIWANIS Club of Lady Lake is selling tickets for the March 7 and 8 performances of The Cumberland Boys, from Nashville, Tenn. Times for the March 7 show are 2 and 8 p.m. and on the 8th at 2 p.m. All seats are reserved and tickets may be purchased from any Lady Lake Kiwanian or any business displaying The Cumberland Boys sign. Matinee prices are $5 and $6; the evening performance will cost $7 and $8. The show will be held in the recreation hall of Orange Blossom Gardens Mobile Home Park in Lady Lake.

The 1985 Tax Aid Program for Counseling the Elderly in DeBary, coordinated by veteran volunteer Helene Edmondson, ended April 15. The local free service is a part of the nationwide program under a cooperative agreement with the Internal Revenue Service's Tax Counseling for the Elderly program.The American Association of Retired Persons runs the sessions with volunteers all the way up to the state level. They recruit counselors, train them, search and arrange for counseling centers and coordinate related publicity.

They arrive wearing tassled loafers or clear plastic flats, short-sleeved shirts or flowered dresses. They aren't dressed in the fashion of your usual aerobics class, but this isn't a typical class.It is a senior physical fitness class put on by the Daytona Beach Parks and Recreation Department featuring low-impact aerobics, and it's extremely successful. Summer is the slow season, but the second class on a recent Thursday drew 25 people.The three-day-a-week class became so popular it was split into two sessions after 124 people tried to cram into the City Island Recreation Hall.

A prison guard died after he and two other men were beaten with barbell plates and a stocking cap stuffed with pool balls. Mark Avery, 38, a guard at Lansing Correctional Facility, died Sunday night at the University of Kansas Medical Center, said Bill Lucas, acting prison spokesman. Avery, another guard and an inmate were assaulted Saturday afternoon by inmates in the recreation hall at the prison north of Kansas City, Lucas said. Officials did not know what caused the fight or how many inmates were involved.

Often, the problems start as something small. It might be a dispute over greens fees at the complex or a question about use of the recreation hall.Sometimes the disputes are solved in a quick conversation with management; sometimes they end up in lawyers' hands.In many mobile home communities, the residents - organized in associations - are taking on the management of the parks, learning how to fight city hall in their sunset years.Take a look at Orange Blossom Gardens, Lake County's largest park, with more than 3,200 homes.

MEETING CHANGE. The Orange Blossom Gardens Property Owners Association is moving its monthly meetings from the development's recreation hall to La Plaza Grande, a representative for the group said Tuesday.Joan Tuttle, who publishes the association's monthly newsletter, said she and other leaders at the mobile home development recently learned the recreation hall would no longer be available. However, it was too late to include the change in their October newsletter.The change was part of a Sept.

They arrive wearing tassled loafers or clear plastic flats, short-sleeved shirts or flowered dresses. They aren't dressed in the fashion of your usual aerobics class, but this isn't a typical class.It is a senior physical fitness class put on by the Daytona Beach Parks and Recreation Department featuring low-impact aerobics, and it's extremely successful. Summer is the slow season, but the second class on a recent Thursday drew 25 people.The three-day-a-week class became so popular it was split into two sessions after 124 people tried to cram into the City Island Recreation Hall.

THE LOCAL chapter of the American Red Cross will accept blood donations from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Orange City Red Cross Center. SHUFFLEBOARD MARY BEATTY and Mike Porter recently qualified as state amateur shuffleboarders in a Northern District tournament in Eustis. The Orange City club now has nine state amateurs. The play-off on Poppa Jay's Day was won by Kermit Morrow and Frank Moist. Sixteen Orange City teams visited Daytona Beach and were defeated 28 to 20. Ida and Ed Charlton won the playoff over Walter and Rita Cote.

THE KIWANIS Club of Lady Lake is selling tickets for the upcoming show of The Cumberland Boys, from Nashville, Tenn. Show times are 2 and 8 p.m. on March 7, and 2 p.m. on March 8. All seats are reserved; tickets may be purchased from Lady Lake Kiwanians or businesses displaying The Cumberland Boys sign. Matinee prices are $5 and $6; evening performance will cost $7 and $8. The show will be held in the recreation hall of Orange Blossom Gardens Mobile Home Park in Lady Lake.